When was Staraya Ladoga founded according to dendrochronology?
Dendrochronology suggests that Staraya Ladoga was founded in 753. Until 950, it stood as one of the most important trading ports of Eastern Europe.
Dendrochronology suggests that Staraya Ladoga was founded in 753. Until 950, it stood as one of the most important trading ports of Eastern Europe.
The legendary Varangian leader Rurik arrived at Staraya Ladoga in 862. He made it his capital before moving to Novgorod.
The heart of Staraya Ladoga is an old fortress where the Ladozhka flows into the Volkhov. In earlier times it was a strategic site because it was the only possible harbor for sea-vessels that could not navigate through the Volkhov River.
Artists Ivan Aivazovsky, Orest Kiprensky, Aleksander Orłowski, Ivan Ivanov, Alexey Venetsianov, Nicholas Roerich, Valentin Serov, Konstantin Korovin, and Boris Kustodiev worked there. Nicholas Roerich painted his studies there during the summer of 1899.
In 1703 Peter the Great founded the town of Novaya Ladoga closer to the bank of Lake Ladoga. The ancient fortress thenceforth declined and came to be known as Staraya Ladoga.